Ted Lilly vs. Harry Smythe — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Smythe
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Smythe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 6.4 and 1.901 for Harry Smythe. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Harry Smythe

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
6.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
13.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
43.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
8.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.901
1.901
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
39.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Harry Smythe

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Harry Smythe

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
651.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
558.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
41.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.29
8.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA